It's a massive undertaking, but two men are hoping to turn much of eastern Ontario into a dark-sky preserve — and they're leaning into astrotourism, something they say has been a growing trend since ...

While many ecological problems seem overwhelming, a group of Manitoba astronomers say one is easily solvable: light pollution. "This is the one form of pollution we can just do something about by just ...

Stargazers have always known there are places in Manitoba that offer great views of the night sky and now that has been acknowledged by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC). Manitoba’s ...

Peter McMahon has a mantra: “Defend the night from urban light.” As the manager and senior presenter at the Jasper Planetarium in Jasper, Alta., McMahon is someone who appreciates the importance of ...

There's nothing like looking up at a sparkling canopy of stars and constellations to bring out childlike wonder, but unfortunately for us, that's an experience we city folks don't get often. Drive a ...

Look up at the sky in the city and you're likely to see a dark bluish haze muddled by street lights. Drive two hours north to the Torrance Barrens Dark Sky Preserve in Muskoka and locals say the dark ...

On a cold winter night in a rural area, I looked through a scope to see the rings of Saturn for the first time. Connecting grade school science book descriptions with a real life view amazed me. Even ...

A Manitoba provincial park has received a special designation from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Spruce Woods Provincial Park was designated as Manitoba’s first dark-sky preserve, parks ...

A western Canadian national park, bigger than the size of Switzerland, has been declared a “dark sky” preserve by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Wood Buffalo National Park extends from the ...

JASPER, Alberta, Sept. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tourism Jasper is pleased to announce the return of Jasper Dark Sky Festival, October 15 to 24, 2021. At this annual event, star-gazing guests of all ...

The Oregon Outback is the largest dark sky preserve in the world, with incredible stargazing, volcanic landscapes, hot springs, and small-town stops.

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